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Partial Fractions Examinations 3a Solution
Partial Fractions Examinations 3a Solution
Partial Fractions Examinations 3a Solution
17x − 53
2
x − 2x − 15
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The first step is to determine the form of the partial fraction decomposition. However, in order
to do that we first need to factor the denominator as much as possible. Doing this gives,
17x − 53
(x − 5) (x + 3)
Okay, we can now see that the partial fraction decomposition is,
17x − 53 A B
= +
2
x − 2x − 15 x − 5 x + 3
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The LCD for this expression is (x − 5) (x + 3). Adding the two terms back up gives,
17x − 53 A (x + 3) + B (x − 5)
=
2
x − 2x − 15 (x − 5) (x + 3)
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17x − 53 = A (x + 3) + B (x − 5)
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Now all we need to do is pick “good” values of x to determine the constants. Here is that
work.
x = 5 : 32 = 8A A = 4
→
x = −3 : −104 = −8B B = 13
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17x − 53 4 13
= +
2
x − 2x − 15 x − 5 x + 3
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